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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1999
Jerome P. Voisin, Houma, LA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An adaptor which may be secured to the lower end of a lower limb prosthesis which would allow the lower limb prosthesis to be secured to an ankle joint or prosthetic foot with a mechanical locking or anchoring type of fixation. What is provided is the lower limb prosthesis which would include an upper socket portion for receiving the stump of the wearer, a limb portion which extends from the socket portion down to approximately the ankle portion of the wearer, and an adaptor portion. The adaptor portion would further include a triangulated base portion which would mate with the lower end of the prosthetic limb. There would be further included a second barb portion extending from the base portion, which would define an area between the barb portion extending from the base portion, so that when the adaptor is fabricated onto the limb through either a lamination process or a drape molding process, the adaptor is secured more tightly against the limb during the fabrication process. Further, there is included a threaded collar secured within a bore of the base portion, for threadingly engaging the base portion to the upper end of an ankle and/or prosthetic foot of the wearer.